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Title: Mines and Water

Mines and Water

Interpreting European Industrial Heritage in the Anthropocene

by Crabeck Stephanie (Volume editor) Bougleux Elena (Volume editor) Albina Pashkevich (Volume editor) Anja Iguman (Volume editor)
Edited Collection 200 Pages
History & Political Science
Series: Anthropocene / Anthropocène / Anthropozän, Volume 4

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Summary

The Industrial Revolution accelerated natural resource extraction, profoundly transforming European ecosystems. The present post-industrial scenarios clearly illustrate the deep interrelation between nature and culture, producing spaces known as "Anthropogenic Landscapes."
This book explores European industrial heritage, revealing the deep interconnection between human activities and the natural environment, thus redefining the concept of heritage. By integrating political and social perspectives, the book examines the connections between industrial heritage and many contemporary environmental crises like climate change, soil and water pollution.
This book is a manual providing readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to interpret, manage, and promote industrial heritage from this specific environmental perspective. Inspired by practical cases in Belgium, Italy, Serbia, and Sweden, it also explores former industrial sites repurposed for cultural and recreational use, offering a comprehensive understanding of industrial heritage in the Anthropocene era.

Biographical notes

Crabeck Stephanie (Volume editor) Bougleux Elena (Volume editor) Albina Pashkevich (Volume editor) Anja Iguman (Volume editor)

Stéphanie Crabeck holds a PhD in Tourism Management from the University of Brussels and a DEA in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management. As a professor at the HEPH - Condorcet (Belgium), she regularly teaches in various programs in Europe as well as in Africa. She directs research units on sustainable tourism and heritage interpretation. Elena Bougleux is Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Bergamo. She has been Visiting scholar at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin (MPIWG) and she’s member of the Anthropocene Curriculum Project (MPIWG and HKW). She researches on Anthropology of Science and Environment, on Climate Change perception and narration. She published about ethnography of labs and corporations. Albina Pashkevich is an Associate Professor in Tourism Studies at Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society, Sweden. Her main research interests lie in the uses of industrial mining heritage for the means of sustainable tourism development. She has long-term experience in all aspects of the internationalization of higher education. Sanja Iguman is a research fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade and coordinator of Laboratory for Theory, Creation and Politics of Space. She is a guest lecturer at the universities of Bergamo and Stralsund. Sanja coordinates the Summer School Waterscapes in Heritage and Environment with Elena Bougleux.

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